Hans Richter

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Hans Richter was a prominent 19th-century Austro-Hungarian conductor renowned for his close collaborations with composers like Wagner and Brahms and for premiering major orchestral works.

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Hans Richter canonical 16
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instanceOf classical musician
conductor
person
birthDate 1843-04-04
birthPlace Győr, Hungary
linked to: Győr

Raab, Kingdom of Hungary
centuryOfActivity 19th century
early 20th century
citizenship Austro-Hungarian Empire
collaboratedWith Anton Bruckner
Edward Elgar
Johannes Brahms
Richard Wagner
deathDate 1916-12-05
deathPlace Bayreuth, Kingdom of Bavaria
linked to: Bayreuth
educatedAt Vienna Conservatory
familyName Richter
fullName Hans Richter
genre Romantic music
givenName Hans
influenced development of orchestral performance practice in the late 19th century
knownFor close collaboration with Johannes Brahms
close collaboration with Richard Wagner
conducting early performances of Brahms symphonies
conducting early performances of Wagner operas
premiering major orchestral works
language German
nationality Austro-Hungarian
notableEvent conducted at the first Bayreuth Festival in 1876
conducted the first complete performance of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at Bayreuth
notableWork premiere of Brahms Symphony No. 2
premiere of Brahms Symphony No. 3
premiere of Elgar Symphony No. 1
premiere of Elgar Violin Concerto
occupation orchestral conductor
positionHeld conductor at the Bayreuth Festival
principal conductor of the Hallé Orchestra
principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra
principal conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic
residence Bayreuth
London
linked to: London, England

Vienna
studentOf Felix Otto Dessoff
style advocate of faithful interpretation of composers' scores
workLocation Bayreuth
London
linked to: London, England

Manchester
Vienna

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